It's Actually a Funny Story

An interactive storytelling game with over 600 prompts encouraging creativity, conversation, and community from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

This deck of 200 cards featuring 600 storytelling prompts will inspire you to share your stories—whether factual or fictional—and only needs a minimum of two people to play! Each card includes a fun theme, a short description, and three related prompts. Players take turns drawing a card and choosing one of the prompts to read to the group. They then tell a story in response to the prompt, which could be true or entirely made up. The other players ask questions and decide if the story is true or not, scoring a point if they guess correctly. The prompts span life experiences such as first love, friendship, and heartbreak alongside bookish themes like meet-cutes, found family, and protagonist, such as:

Beach: Known for its calming waters and spirit-lifting sunshine, the beach is the perfect place to unwind with friends or a good book. Tell us a story about…

• your favorite memory from the beach.
• a time your beach day went awry.
• the craziest thing you’ve seen at the beach.

Family: Family can be defined by blood, or by connections we make with people along the journey of life. Tell us a story about…

• a time that you found family in an unexpected place.
• when the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
• a time when you wished you were with your family.

With inspiring storytelling prompts to get the creative juices flowing, It’s Actually a Funny Story is the perfect game to play with close friends and family at your next get-together, and you can use the cards as journaling prompts or unique icebreakers to make new connections.